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Crime in Rother by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,817crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Fairlightlowest rate13.9 per 1,000 a year
52.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Rye (0%), Battle (8%) and Bexhill-on-Sea (15%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1PlaydenTN31 · 1,545 residents 186.4▲ 7%violence
2Bexhill-on-SeaTN39 · 38,010 residents 114▲ 15%violence
3RyeTN31 · 5,920 residents 113.50%violence
4BattleTN33 · 5,414 residents 89.4▲ 8%shoplifting
5PeasmarshTN31 · 1,557 residents 64.2▲ 67%anti-social behaviour
6RobertsbridgeTN32 · 3,121 residents 52.5▼ 16%violence
7NorthiamTN31 · 3,353 residents 28.6▼ 29%violence
8TicehurstTN5 · 3,175 residents 26.5▼ 12%violence
9BurwashTN19 · 1,764 residents 22.7▼ 23%anti-social behaviour
10Broad Oak (TN31)TN31 · 1,611 residents 19.9–violence
11IckleshamTN36 · 1,667 residents 14.4–violence
12FairlightTN35 · 2,298 residents 13.9–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Rother have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Fairlight, Icklesham, Broad Oak (TN31), Burwash and Ticehurst.

Which areas of Rother have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Playden, Bexhill-on-Sea, Rye, Battle and Peasmarsh.

Is crime going up or down in Rother?

Across Rother, 1,817 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.